Tom Sutton Music
Dear Friend,
It is a privilege to share these thoughts and song lyrics with you. I hope as you reflect on the messages presented that you will find something that touches your heart for good. I hope you will feel the love that our Savior and Heavenly Father have for you. What a wonderful plan Heavenly Father has prepared for each of us to come to this earth at this time to experience all that He has offered to us. How great is the Love of our Savior, even Jesus Christ that He offered to come to this earth and rescue us through His infinite and atoning sacrifice for us. How great is the light that is offered to us and the hope that we may gain eternal life. How wonderful the plan for families and the great promise that families can be together forever as we walk along the covenant path that our Father has outlined for us.
We live in days of turmoil and chaos, but also live in a day of great opportunity. May we strive to build unity, harmony and love between us family members, communities, nations and the world as we walk together along the pathway of life. Thoughts are presented on overcoming trials, challenges, and heartache along with thoughts about perseverance, positivity, and finding peace and beauty in our lives.
Spread throughout these thoughts you will find the lyrics to seventy original songs that I have composed over the past thirty years. Most of them have never been sung in public, but hopefully carry a message of uplift and peace in today's world. Thoughts about positive qualities and attributes will be shared along the thoughts regarding revelation, prayer, service, and spreading love throughout the world.
No one walks the path of life alone. Our lives are intertwined by our actions whether they be for good or evil. May our voice be a voice of peace and reason, a voice of love and service, a voice of unity and harmony as we walk this road together. Occasional thoughts of others will be presented to convey the message desired for each section, but I have attempted to keep these to a limited number, hoping to provide something new in the way of perspective and reflection.
May you find joy, peace, and happiness all the days of your life, and may your influence be one for good as you journey this great pathway of life. May all your dreams come true and may you find the treasures of life that will last long beyond this brief period of mortality.
Best Wishes, Now and Always.
R. Tom Sutton (RTS)
About Tom
Tom Sutton is a musical lyricist, writing uplifting and inspirational music over the past thirty years. Tom was born and raised in Southeast Idaho, the fourth of six sons born to Jesse and Gwen Sutton. Growing up on a potato farm, he was active in sports, work, and educational pursuits. His mother was determined that he would learn to play the piano, so from the ages of eight to twelve he took lessons from a local instructor in the area. About the age of twelve he quit taking piano lessons and rarely played the piano for the next twenty years.
Tom attended physical therapy school at Palo Alto, California and enjoyed a career spanning over forty years in physical therapy, working to assist and help people overcome many different illnesses and injuries. Tom and his wife Ruth are the parents of five sons and are the proud grandparents of twenty one grandchildren who bring them great joy and happiness. They reside South of Pocatello where they enjoy association with friends and neighbors and the great opportunity to be a part of the lives of their children and grandchildren.
In the early 1990’s Tom started to feel the need to compose music and lyrics. “I felt like I was a non-musician who was compelled to write music.” Over the past thirty years he has composed the lyrics and basic music to over seventy inspirational, patriotic, and religious songs. His music and songs have been played at weddings, funerals, educational and religious conferences along with other settings. He has also written and compiled several hundred thoughts, partially containing his musical lyrics along with other thoughts of a positive and inspirational nature.
Tom recognizes that he has limited musical talent, but finally realized that he is a musical lyricist. He desires to share a message of uplift, hope, and gratitude for this great country we live in, in spite of the trials we face. He is grateful for the talents and assistance of others who are making this dream a reality. His hope is that the music and thoughts presented will provide a catalyst to promote goodwill, cooperation, and unity among us as a people. He also hopes that others may join to share a message of joy, comfort and strength with those who are facing challenges in their lives. Tom has found that we are all needed, and we all have something to contribute as we journey the path of life together.